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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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